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About Jesse Kramer

Jesse Kramer is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Catch and Shoot. He is a senior at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He has previously worked for SI.com, 247Sports, The Daily Northwestern and Bleacher Report.

Watching Bruno Skokna play for Loyola, you probably would not expect he was a freshman if you didn’t know better. The 6’4″ guard possesses some rough spots, but he plays with a poise and grit that emits...

With Gentile Arena handing out free Chick-fil-A sandwiches to students before Wednesday’s game, Loyola was too full to bite on Wright State’s pump fakes. The result was another strong effort defensively as the Ramblers won 77-64 and held...

On Larry Bird’s 60th birthday, his alma mater Indiana State upset undefeated No. 16 Butler at the Hulman Center. The 72-71 victory was the program’s biggest since the 2012-13 season, so as you can expect it’s a...

CHICAGO — UIC got manhandled Sunday by in-state opponent Eastern Illinois in a 90-76 loss at UIC Pavilion. After a tight 18 minutes to open the game, Eastern Illinois built a 41-30 lead at halftime and led by...

Three-star prospect Paul Reed announced his verbal commitment to DePaul on Sunday via Twitter. The 6’8″ small forward is the third commit in the Blue Demons’ 2017 class, joining point guard Justin Roberts and power forward Jaylen...

In a battle of two programs that have struggled historically, it was very clear DePaul currently sits in a far worse place than Northwestern. The Blue Demons fell 80-64 on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena, and the game...

As monumental as Saturday’s win against Mountain West favorite San Diego State was, Loyola had a chance for an even bigger victory one week earlier when facing NC State on the road. The Ramblers lost a double-digit lead and...

For the second straight year, Loyola pulled off a major non-conference upset on its home floor. After defeating Creighton last December, the Ramblers knocked off San Diego State 65-59 on Saturday. But there were only 2,189 people...

Northwestern center Dererk Pardon is out indefinitely after receiving successful surgery on his hand Thursday morning, the school announced. Pardon, a 6’8″ sophomore, injured his right, non-dominant hand during the second half of Monday’s win against Wake...